The Myasthenia Gravis Association (MGA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of people with Myasthenia Gravis, a neuromuscular disease by:

• Assisting patients and their families in coping with this disease through education, medical information, and support
• Disseminating information to persons with Myasthenia Gravis, their families, the medical community, and the general public
• Supporting research into the cause, prevention, and cure of MG
• Raising funds to facilitate individual services and programs, education, and research

Since 1962, MGA has been providing services and programs to the entire eastern half of Michigan including:

• The City of Detroit and counties of: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Saginaw and part of Northern Michigan

Services include:

• • New patient “packet” of brochures and information
  • Counseling and referrals as requested
  • Support meetings in Warren and Ann Arbor
  • Financial assistance for patients with special needs
  • MGA newsletter
  • Phone network of peer support facilitated by other MG patients
  • Annual education symposium
  • Literature and DVD’s on MG, medications, treatments, etc.
  • ID necklaces, bracelets, and wallet cards
  • Information packets for school officials
  • Information about low cost prescriptions
  • Booklet for teens diagnosed with MG and a companion booklet for parents
  • Social events